No prob. And I worked all day ya lazy Brad Marchands lol, thought for sure there would be a GDT up but... . I will try to keep my one game GDT win streak alive I guess...
No prob. And I worked all day ya lazy Dallas Eakinss lol, thought for sure there would be a GDT up but... . I will try to keep my one game GDT win streak alive I guess...
Surprised to Kass back in there, but I like that line on paper. I predict one of them gets a goal. Little worried about the KK-Bouch combo, but playing at home they can be sheltered. But, I'll always bet on Smith against his ex-teams. He's a gritty ol' goat and I dig it.
Kuzmenko the fLames. Kuzmenko Saturday night late games.
Surprised to Kass back in there, but I like that line on paper. I predict one of them gets a goal. Little worried about the KK-Bouch combo, but playing at home they can be sheltered. But, I'll always bet on Smith against his ex-teams. He's a gritty ol' goat and I dig it.
Flames suck the fLames. Flames suck Saturday night late games.
5-3 good guys, with an EN goal.
I Actually prefer Kooky over Russell to be honest. Nice comments there regarding the flames and late games. Lmao. I feel the same way.
Surprised to Kass back in there, but I like that line on paper. I predict one of them gets a goal. Little worried about the KK-Bouch combo, but playing at home they can be sheltered. But, I'll always bet on Smith against his ex-teams. He's a gritty ol' goat and I dig it.
Flames suck the fLames. Flames suck Saturday night late games.
5-3 good guys, with an EN goal.
I Actually prefer Kooky over Russell to be honest. Nice comments there regarding the flames and late games. Lmao. I feel the same way.
Oh for sure. Russel is terrible. I just didn't like the pairing and my concerns were validated a couple times. Especially in the first.
Post by windsoroiler on Oct 17, 2021 6:55:27 GMT -7
Yep, shots against... Our top line is dangerous on the rush but they sure are in the defensive zone alot. With Barrie there. It would help to have a better defensive forward as well. Wish it was Yammo up there with Hyman/Nuge/Pulj on the second line. With Bouch as the X factor, maybe he could move up the lineup and bring Barrie down for more sheltered minutes.
We could easily be 0-2 if Smith was only average for sure. Lots of quantity shots but we can bet his .953 save % is not going to be sustainable.
Yep, shots against... Our top line is dangerous on the rush but they sure are in the defensive zone alot. With Barrie there. It would help to have a better defensive forward as well. Wish it was Yammo up there with Hyman/Nuge/Pulj on the second line. With Bouch as the X factor, maybe he could move up the lineup and bring Barrie down for more sheltered minutes.
We could easily be 0-2 if Smith was only average for sure. Lots of quantity shots but we can bet his .953 save % is not going to be sustainable.
In the teams defense (no pun intended lol) they did keep most of the shots to the perimeter and kept the front of the net fairly clean so Smith easily saw and handled most shots.
Yep, shots against... Our top line is dangerous on the rush but they sure are in the defensive zone alot. With Barrie there. It would help to have a better defensive forward as well. Wish it was Yammo up there with Hyman/Nuge/Pulj on the second line. With Bouch as the X factor, maybe he could move up the lineup and bring Barrie down for more sheltered minutes.
We could easily be 0-2 if Smith was only average for sure. Lots of quantity shots but we can bet his .953 save % is not going to be sustainable.
In the teams defense (no pun intended lol) they did keep most of the shots to the perimeter and kept the front of the net fairly clean so Smith easily saw and handled most shots.
Our team is a team that has changed many of it's players and I think what we are seeing is a team that is trying to get a feel for each other. The Oilers are still trying to build their identity and this takes getting to know your teammates routines and strengths and also their weaknesses. The fact that we are still putting up points while forging our identity is a very good sign. The additions this season are improvements over the band aid solutions we are used to, so give it time and good things will happen.
If you remember last season, it took us a few games to gel as a team because of additions also. Barrie has been mentioned in a couple of threads about his poor defense, but if you remember it took Barrie a number of games to settle down and once he did his defensive game looked much better last season. The last few seasons the Oilers have been a team that plays better when they play a lot. I expect this year will be no different because even though we have a lot of changes to personnel we still have mostly the same core players. Like a steam engine the Oilers build momentum, but once they get moving they are hard to stop. ( I just know someone will jump in with a train wreck analogy, but that's to be expected.)
So Anderson got a meaningless $5k fine, meaning the Dopes say he did something wrong but headbutting is not suspension worthy?? Ok then, welcome to the new nhl, same as the old nhl🤷♂️
So Anderson got a meaningless $5k fine, meaning the Dopes say he did something wrong but headbutting is not suspension worthy?? Ok then, welcome to the new nhl, same as the old nhl🤷♂️
ya but apparently if you look at it from a certain angle with the right lighting and one eye closed it kind of almost looks like there is a glove in the vicinity which negates the headbutt. Such a bush league man.
So Anderson got a meaningless $5k fine, meaning the Dopes say he did something wrong but headbutting is not suspension worthy?? Ok then, welcome to the new nhl, same as the old nhl🤷♂️
ya but apparently if you look at it from a certain angle with the right lighting and one eye closed it kind of almost looks like there is a glove in the vicinity which negates the headbutt. Such a bush league man.
yuke: Best team tonight is winning
May 16, 2024 21:47:28 GMT -7
drtaf: Saw that coming a mile away, I can’t even, but not like we didn’t deserve this. We sucked for the final 59 mins of this game
May 16, 2024 21:48:04 GMT -7
drtaf: Yup can’t complain about the outcome. They definitely wanted it more. That first game collapse looming pretty large now
May 16, 2024 21:49:09 GMT -7
yuke: Survived the 2nd and almost the 3rd
May 16, 2024 21:50:37 GMT -7
drtaf: It just sucks we hold on for 19 and half minutes to let it slip in last minute, but it’s becoming kinda typical of this team. Too many Not willing to make enough sacrifices
May 16, 2024 21:50:44 GMT -7
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